9 "Marks" of my ministry to students

Last night was my farewell message to my students. I wanted to remind them of all that I have labored to teach them from God's Word. I wanted to praise God for doing these things in our lives. I guess you can say these are the things I have emphasized over the past 2+ years.

9 Things I Hope God Has Taught You Through Me:

1. I hope I taught you that the God of the universe is stunningly beautiful and incomparable to everything else. He is the meaning of life and everything is meaningless apart from Him.

2. I hope I taught you that Jesus Christ is the Son of God and He is the only way we can find ourselves righteous before a holy God.

3. I hope I taught you that God does everything He does for His own glory and, therefore, we should do everything for His glory.

4. I hope I taught you that all of God’s good promises will come true, especially that He will cause everything to work for your good if you love Him and are called according to His purpose.

5. I hope I taught you that suffering and persecution are inevitable for a Christian and that the proper response to suffering is joy in Jesus.

6. I hope I taught you that the Word of God is more valuable than a 100 Million dollars and that we should read it, study it, talk about it, meditate on it, memorize it, and apply it to our lives.

7. I hope I taught you to be a “World Christian” – to order your life around God’s global purposes to make His name known among all the peoples of the world.

8. I hope I taught you John 15:5 – that apart from Jesus you can do nothing.

9. I hope I taught you that Jesus loves His Bride, the Church, and that we also are to be passionate about His Church.